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...evening, I found myself caught up in the natural energy of the crowd. While seated as though in a movie theater, the audience provided ample electricity to make the concert seem natural. When my favorite song "Back At One" came on, I too waved my arms in unison to the numbers Brian called out. Perhaps that song represents Brian McKnight well: its bad, even cheesy lyrics had enough smooth delivery and sensuality to override those problems in the eyes of the fans. It felt comforti
...natural gait, a clap-happy audience will fall in and out of synch repeatedly. According to a study of ovations in Romania and Hungary, this back-and-forthing is due to conflicting needs: the wish to make the most possible noise (random clapping) vs. the urge to clap in unison. People switch from one to the other by consciously adjusting the speed of their applause. Why do some folks seem to play this game with such gusto? According to the study, published last week in Nature, it may be a function of how closely knit the audience is. Maybe...
Bright led the demonstrators in chants of "Police tactics 101/It's a wallet, not a gun." They later counted in unison from one to 41--the number of shots that the four officers fired at Diallo...
...live together, should receive the same benefits as married couples as well. Rather, we recognize that marriage is a very particular and special type of relationship, in which the spouses are truly united to each other, to the extent that in sexual intercourse they become one organism acting in unison...
...marriage. The piece, not surprisingly, opens with a marriage: a couple embraces while the guests hold up wine glasses in a toast. Suddenly, the music clashes and all the guests let go of their cups, which (because they are tied to the ceiling by invisible wire) then swing in unison for the remainder of the ballet. This stark, surprising introduction immediately drew me into the piece. The ever-present wine glasses represent the promises and happiness of the wedding; they hang from the ceiling to show a direct opposition to the unhappy events that ensue. The bride has an affair...